09 October 2019
The first satellite servicing spacecraft launches successfully
... to intercept the fuel-hungry satellite and attempt the first-ever docking between two spacecraft near geostationary orbit early next year, so that it can reinvigorate the communications satellite; a life extension service that will cost...
February 2017
Protecting our space interests
...anti-satellite (ASAT) test of 11 January 2007. The tracked objects are typically larger than 10 cm in size (1 m in geostationary orbit at 36,000 km altitude), but a much larger amount of smaller debris, several hundred thousand items between 1 cm and...
May 2017
Future space applications and their regulatory needs
.... It was Arthur C. Clarke who, back in 1945, published his idea of three, equally spaced ‘radio beacons’ in a stable, geostationary orbit, thus providing near global and instant radio coverage. Today we have hundreds of large and powerful telecom...
07 April 2016
Ariane 6 Rocket Still on Schedule for 2020
... its ability to carry a 5,300-kilogram telecommunications satellite to geostationary transfer orbit by stretching its capacity to the limit. Bonguet was referring ...9, which typically carries just one geostationary-orbit satellite per launch.
16 June 2016
SpaceX Successfully Launches All-Electric Satellites; Loses First Stage in Landing Attempt
... does have a significant drawback, as it takes up to six months for the satellite to reach its final destination in geostationary orbit. Satellite manufacturers are currently working on finding the balance between weight and commercial service start...
26 January 2018
NASA launches GOLD to study Earth-space boundary
... with ground crew, reports confirm that the $53 million GOLD instrument is on course to reach its high perch in geostationary orbit using electric propulsion. The manoeuvre will take about four and a half months, after which GOLD...
